Psych 120A Lecture 8 - Personality D/o

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personality disorders:

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1. longstanding pervasive inflexible patterns of behavior and inner experience
2. patterns present in at least 2 ares
emotion, relationship, cognition, impulse control
3. coded on axis II
4. comorbid with axis I disorders = more severe

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pd into 3 clusters

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odd eccentric, erratic, anxious

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Five factor model

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personality traits form a continuum

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odd/eccentric - paranoid

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suspicious
no hallucinations or full blown delusions

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odd/eccentric - schizoid

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relationship problems, anhedonia, lack of interest

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odd/eccentric - schizotypal

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magical thinking. not only loners, but act odd. wear strange clothes, talks to self

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etiology - odd/eccentric

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schizotypal and schizophrenia VERY related

enlarged ventricles (low brain cell count)

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dramatic/erratic - border line personality disorder

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common and DIFFICULT TO TREAT

impulsive, unstable relationships, emotional reactivity, frantic effort to avoid abandonment, recurrent suicide gestures
anger,
poor prog within 10 years
suicide rates HIGH
self mutilation, manipulation

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etiology borderline personality disorder

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parental separation, feel rejected, unloved, verbal, emotional abuse,

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dramatic/erratic - histrionic personality disorder

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hysteria
overly dramatic, attention seeking, craves attention, sexualy provocative and seductive.

psychoanalytical: these ppl tend to be insecure and compensate for it (through promiscuity)

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dramatic/erratic - narcissistic personality d/o

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grandiose self view, fantasies of success, envious, arrogant, sensitive to critisism, seeks high status partners

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etiology
dramatic/erratic narcissitic personality d/o

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KOHUT!!! self-psych model
narcs have low self esteem. not valued for his or her own selfworth but of parents

socio cognitive model: narcs have low self esteem, frequently puts down, disparage others to elevate

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dramatic/erratic antisocial personality d/o

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disregard for rights of others, lies, aggressive, impulsive, breaks law, irresponsible,
also starts before 15, truancy, running away

LACK OF REMORSE

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etiology dramatic/erratic antisocial personality d/o

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family environment - lack of warmth. marital problems,
influential with genetic risk also

LESS FEAR LESS EMPATHY

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anxious/ fearful - avoidant personality disorder

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fears criticism or rejection. hesitant about involvement with others.
high comorbid with depression and generalized social phobia!!!

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anxious/fearful - dependent personality disorder

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needs company, more commmon in women

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anxious / fearful - obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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obsessions INCREASE anxiety
compulsions DECREASE anxiety

BUT THIS IS NOT SEEN IN THESE PEOPLE B/C ITS MORE PERSONALITY